Soy-Mirin Tofu Over Rice with Broccoli and Peanut Sauce

This should be harder than it is, considering how good it tastes. I’m a huge fan of peanut sauces, so I’m sure that makes me a bit biased. If you have coconut milk you can use that instead of water, but I didn’t feel like opening a whole can for just 1/4 cup, and it tastes just as good without it.

I love using raw shredded carrot on top of my meals. It’s so fast and easy, it looks pretty, and the pieces are small enough that you don’t need to cook it at all. I think this meal would be even better with some greens tossed it, but it’ll lend itself to all sorts of vegetables.

Pan fry tofu in the oil over high heat in a non-stick skillet until browned on both sides. Drain and return to hot pan (turn off the heat). Mix soy sauce and mirin together and pour over tofu, mixing well. It will bubble up and form a light glaze.

Cooked broccoli and raw peanuts are a wonderful combination. Yes, it tastes good, but what really draws me is the nice mix of textures: The smooth touch of the broccoli and the snap of the peanuts. Quite a tempting dish, indeed. Cheers!

I’m on the hunt for Mirin and it’s no easy task around here! I’m relieved to see such a small amount of it is needed in this recipe, because I finally found a bottle of it but for 5 bucks for a tiny one too. now I can look forward to trying this too!
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I found your blog today and actually heard the heavens sing. This recipe was perfect to find today, because I had a block of tofu in the fridge, some veggies, and a vegan-dubious friend coming over who loves the peanut sauce. I basically just used your tofu technique and peanut sauce… veggies were bok choy and sugar snap peas from the farmers’ market, and it was awesome. The tofu came out perfectly, even though I didn’t have mirin and used ponzu sauce instead. My friend said, “this doesn’t taste like tofu!” The peanut sauce is addicting- I think it’s the rice vinegar. Have you had the fresh spring rolls that the Herb Lyceum sells at the Copley Square Farmers’ Market? They have a similar peanut sauce that I actually crave in the winter. If you get a chance, I recommend. I will be making everything on your blog now!

Hi! first off, fantastic blog you’ve got here (I just found it–very excited to read more!)…I have one question about this recipe (I know this post is from a while ago, so hopefully you’ll see this comment!)…does tofu make good leftovers? I usually take dinner leftover to work for lunch, but I’ve never cooked tofu before, so I don’t know if it’ll be OK? Any advice would be appreciated!

I made this recently- with the coconut mulk – and it beame my favourite peanut sauce. The entire recipe was fantastic, but especially the sauce. I thought I’d lost the recipe and was happy when I found day later. It’s going to become a regular part of my repertoire.

Just discovered your blog and have been working my way backwards thru your recipes. This one was fantastic. As a working mom I’ve found these really great and if I’m running low on time I can substitute Quorn (the little chunk type) into the recipe instead of tofu. Sometimes one less step just makes things easier with a hungry kiddo waiting.

I discovered your website actually through the iPhone app I downloaded. I is the first recipe I’ve tried thus far and it was delicious! Without coconut milk on hand, I used water, followed recipe as instructed and was very pleased. Simple to make!

Your site is beautiful, I can’t wait to try more recipies – the pictures are such teasers!

This was a wonderful and delicious dish. So easy to make as well. GIYF, cause I just plugged in tofu and mirin and you popped up! My family found this deeply satisfying and it was a refreshing dish to make on a hot day. So easy too. I will admit that we cheated and added chicken breast that I treated the same way as the tofu. I stuck with the tofu, though and didn’t miss the meat. My father thought the dish contained chicken, beef and pork, so he was happy. My mother loved it and said to be sure to save the recipe. I used chunky peanut butter and put toasted sesame seeds on top.

Tip: make the dressing in a jar, then just shake shake to combine. The leftover dressing will be great on noodles.

I love to use coconut milk in cooking but I never need a whole can. Do you think if I stirred it up and then poured the extras into ice cube trays that I could freeze it and then put it in baggies for future recipes?

I know it might separate a bit while freezing, but if you stir right before you pour into trays, it will all mix back together when it melts in the pan.